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17 pre-Columbian artefacts returned to Mexico

Agency ReportTwo Dutch citizens have returned 17 Mexican archaeological artefacts after three decades in…

Greek government shuts down sports team supporters’ clubs

Agency Report Greek deputy sports minister Lefteris Avgenakis announced on Monday the immediate closure…

Putin must decide on ‘possible’ Biden summit – France

Agency ReportFrance on Monday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a decision…

Jehovah’s Witnesses celebrate International Mother Language Day

The world, today, February 21, is celebrating the International Mother Language Day.The celebration which…

23 students bag first class as UniAbuja holds 55th convocation

Twenty-three students will receive first-class degrees as the University of Abuja holds its 25th…

JUST IN: APC National Convention postponed indefinitely

The Governor Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee of the ruling All…

Africa’s COVID-19 cases exceed 11.1m

A total of 11,104,160 COVID-19 cases have been reported in Africa as of Saturday…

Passenger rescued alive after three days on burning ferry

Agency ReportA passenger was on Sunday found alive aboard a ferry that has been…

Nigeria army stray airstrike kills seven children in Niger Republic

Agency ReportAn airstrike by the Nigerian army targeting 'bandits' has left seven children dead…

Queen Elizabeth catches ‘mild’ Covid – Palace

Agency Report Britain’s 95-year-old Queen Elizabeth II tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday but…

Zamfara Electoral Commissioner Gazura dies in auto accident

The Commissioner for Zamfara Independent Electoral Commission, Alhaji Hashimu-Shehu Gazura, has died in a…

Mali army says 8 soldiers killed, nearly 60 ‘terrorists neutralised’

Agency Report An air raid on a rebel base "neutralised" 57 "terrorists" in northern…

Oba of Benin receives looted ‘Bronze cockerel’, ‘Oba head’ returned from UK

The looted artefacts belonging to Benin City named 'the Bronze cockerel' known as ‘Okpa’…

Global cooperation needed to overcome effects of colonialism – UN chief

Agency ReportThe consequences of colonialism are “still being felt to this day”, the UN…

Nigeria needs more rebels to fight corruption, bad governance – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has argued that Nigeria needs “more rebels” to tackle bad…